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Who is the author of OSU article?

Many questioning who Sports Illustrated senior writer Thayer Evans is and someone created a Facebook page calling for his firing.

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Updated: 6:01 PM CDT Sep 10, 2013

Who is the author of OSU article?

Many questioning who Sports Illustrated senior writer Thayer Evans is and someone created a Facebook page calling for his firing.

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WEBVTT SPORTS ILLUSTRATED' SPENT 10-MONTHS.. INVESTIGATING O- S-U'S FOOTBALL PROGRAM'S RISE TO PROMINENCE. TONIGHT ... SOME THOUGH ARE CALLING INTO QUESTION THE CREDIBILTY OF ONE OF THE ARTICLE'S REPORTERS. KOCO'S WENDELL EDWARDS HAS THE RESPONSE FROM THE MAGAZINE. CRED-PKGN THE ARTICLE IS CALLED THE DIRTY GAME .. BUT SOCIAL MEDIA ... SPECIFICALLY TWITER LIT UP ... AT THE NAME OF S-I SENIOR WRITER THAYER EVANS .. Yes, I'm not speculating about his incompetence. ... TWEETED JASON WHITLOCK ..A SPORTSWRITER WHO SAID HE WORKED WITH THAYER AT FOX NEWS. THERE'S EVEN ... FACEBOOK PAGE .. FIRE THAYER EVANS .. WITH MORE THAN 21-HUNDRED LIKES. MANY ACCUSING HIM OF BIASED REPORTING. ACCORDING TO AN ONLINE BIO ... THAYER WORKED FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE BEFORE JOINING SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. THAYER CO- WROTE THE ARTICLE .. With pulitlizer prize-winnner george dorrhmann.. AND THE MAGAZINE SAYS .. 3 EDITORS OVER SAW THE SERIES AND STAND BEHIND IT. WENDELL EDWARDS, KOCO 5 NEWS. CRED-CAM TAG ACCORDING TO REPORTS IN MULTIPLE PUBLICATIONS, THE NEW YORK TIMES FIRED EVANS .. FOR A ONE-SIDED STORY INVOLVING A RECRUIT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WE CALLED THE TIMES.. THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM THIS..

Who is the author of OSU article?

Many questioning who Sports Illustrated senior writer Thayer Evans is and someone created a Facebook page calling for his firing.